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Suite of signs

1.0Vehicle entry signs2.0Pedestrian entry signs3.0Map and information signs4.0Wayfinding equal access markers5.0Trail markers6.0Activity entry signs7.0Interpretive signs8.0Regulatory signs9.0Temporary signs10.0Navigation signs (water)11.0Noticeboard

Vehicle entry signs

A Vehicle entry sign is designed for drivers to identify a parcel of land while approaching or entering. It may also be read by passing pedestrians for the same purpose. To ensure visibility and legibility from a distance, this sign must feature large, clear fonts suitable for viewing from a moving vehicle. 

Download the full LIM Signage suite Catalogue. 

Technical drawings and artwork templates

Embellishment 
Technical drawing (DWG)/Artwork template and samples
Supplier
Internal use (How to place an artwork order)
Internal use (Artwork design instructions)

Vehicle entry sign - Environmental reserve

  • Technical drawing (DWG): S-VEH-res
  • Artwork template: Adobe link here xxx
  • Artwork samples: *ASH Link to pdf TBD - WE COULD PDF THE PAGES YOU HAVE CREATED SHOWING SAMPLES. I WOULD KEEP THESE IN EDDIE WITH THE DWGs. 
No supplier specified

Artwork creation:  place an order using Councils internal asset management and maintenance systems.

Attached the following:

  1. Item ID: 1.1 Vehicle entry signage - Environmental reserve
  2. Production type: New sign / replacement of damaged
    sign / signage re-skin etc.
  3. Approved copy: Supply title of reserve
  4. Installation: Supply logistical detail for installation
  5. Cost code: Supply cost code number

* ASH MAYBE WE DELETE COST CODE TBC

  • Locate the template in the Sunshine Coast Council
    Signage Adobe Library.
  • Copy and paste the title and subtitle (if required) into the template.
  • Seek approval from requesting officer.
  • Output final artwork pdf and proceed to production and
    installation.
  • There are to be no modifications to these templates.
  • Contact internal graphic design team if further modifications are required.

* ASH MAYBE MODIFY TO SUIT EXTERNAL AUDIENCE AS WELL (INCLUDING TITLE)

Vehicle entry sign - Park

  • Technical drawing (DWG): S-VEH-park
  • Artwork template: Adobe link here xxx
  • Artwork samples: *ASH Link to pdf TBD - WE COULD PDF THE PAGES YOU HAVE CREATED SHOWING SAMPLES. I WOULD KEEP THESE IN EDDIE WITH THE DWGs. 
No supplier specified

Artwork creation:  place an order using Councils internal asset management and maintenance systems.

Attached the following:

  1. Item ID: 1.2 Vehicle entry signage - Park.
  2. Production type: 1 x brand plaque and 1 x First Nations
    Plaque(s) to be applied to new wooden sign or replaced
    on current sign.
  3. Approved copy:
  • Park Name: Title of park here
  • 1 x brand plaque (Sunshine Coast Council Logo)
  • 1 x First Nations Plaque: Kabi Kabi / Jinibara / Kabi
    Kabi and Jinibara
  1. Installation: Supply logistical detail for installation
  2. Cost code: Supply cost code number.
  • Locate the template in the Sunshine Coast Council
    Signage Adobe Library.
  • Copy and paste the title and subtitle (if required) into the template.
  • There are to be no modifications to these templates.
  • Contact internal graphic design team if further modifications are required.

Purpose

A Vehicle entry sign is predominantly aimed at vehicle occupants. It may also be read by passing pedestrians. 

The sign is usually located on the property boundary:

  • at a prominent location.
  • in view of passing vehicles.
  • at driver eye height (950 mm to 1.1 m from FL).
  • close to the entrance of a car parking facility.
  • to be read from a pathway (where possible).

The sign is designed to clearly identify a parcel of land for the following purposes: 

  • use by the general public/community use
  • marketing purposes (public open space name, council logo and branding
  • maintenance personnel.

There are two choices of vehicle entry signs designed to suit specific locations:

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Environmental reserve vehicle entry sign

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Park vehicle entry sign

Note:    The Vehicle entry sign for vehicles is NOT designed to be installed within a road reserve. The sign is designed to be installed inside the property boundary. Where the sign is installed within a road reserve, the sign must comply with the MUTCD and DTMR Guide to Roadside Signs.  

Engage a Civil Engineer - Council (Design and Placemaking Services) - Engineering Design Services for site specific advice and construction documentation. 

Planning

The following should be considered prior to the installation of a Vehicle entry sign:

  • The number of entry points at the site.
  • Determine which entry points require signage.
  • Consider the best location/s to position the sign/s at the selected entry point/s.
  • Plan to incorporate Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Guidelines (CPTED) such as ‘retain sight lines’ at the design stage of a sign project, to avoid ongoing maintenance costs such as, lift pruning of trees and vegetation, or costly re-design to enhance public safety.

Design

Sign construction

  • Technical drawings (DWGs) - for typical construction details for each sign type. See Technical drawings and artwork templates table (above - top of page).
  • Artwork templates and samples - for approved graphic design templates and samples for alternative options (where applicable) for each sign type. See Technical drawings and artwork templates table (above - top of page).

See LIM Signage – Overarching guidelines – for Standards such as, designing for access and inclusion, traffic and road standards (where applicable).

Content and corporate branding

  • Sunshine Coast Council corporate branding logo must be displayed on all signs as per Artwork templates. 
  • All colours must be selected from the Council corporate colour palette or otherwise approved for specific purpose. e.g. some colours, such as red, yellow and black, (not part of the corporate palette) may be used for regulatory purposes. 

See LIM Signage – Graphic design guidelines  – for essential guidance on components that make up signs. e.g. colour application, pictogram integration, text sizing and spacing, map implementation etc. 

Content general

  • Reserve/park name and spelling must be checked against council records to ensure accuracy.

Additional requirements - Environmental reserve

  • All sign artwork is to be professionally designed (by a qualified graphic designer or equivalent) as vector files. 

All vehicle entry signs must include the following:

  • Public open space name (environmental reserve).
  • Corporate branding banner
    • Council logo.

Additional requirements - Park

All vehicle entry signs must include the following:

  • Public open space name (park or environmental reserve).
    • Lettering is to be computer routed into the hardwood timber (upper case Arial).
  • Corporate branding banner
    • Council logo (stacked format mounted onto plate). 
  • Logo plates are preferred to be routed into the sign panel. This minimises vandalism and reduces maintenance by preventing foreign objects becoming trapped behind the plate.  
    • Existing signs which contain a superseded council logo sign plate, must be updated by removing the old plate and installing the new logo plate in place of the existing plate position. 
      • Where a routed area already exists, place the new plate in the same routed location. 
    • New signs - position and route an area suitable to fit the logo plate. The Sunshine Coast Council logo plate is to installed to the left side of the sign panel. See Technical drawing.

Positioning

General

  • For optimum viewing from a motor vehicle, install signs in a highly visible location as close to a road entrance as possible. 
  • Signs must not obstruct the line of sight of any motor vehicle which is exiting or entering the area. 
  • When considering potential sign locations, avoid positions where the sign may interrupt or block a prominent view. Signs should be secondary to a natural view. However, safety is paramount. 
  • Position signs in a planted area where possible, for ease of maintenance mowing, and to potential for avoid pedestrian collision.  
  • To ensure a sign panel will not be obscured in future, consider mature size of surrounding vegetation.
  • To protect trees from potential damage, all signs should be installed outside of their canopy areas (drip lines). Where this is not possible, the Project Arborist should be contacted to provide advice.  See LIM Site set up (including Tree protection) for further guidance. 
  • Where there is an existing or new pathway, all signs must meet Austroads minimum 500 mm safety offset from any path edge, to avoid collision with the sign while using the pathway.
  • Position signs a minimum of 200 mm in from any slab or compacted surface edge for mowing offsets (where applicable) and visual appearance.

Vehicle entry signs (roadside signs)

Roadside signs should comply with Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and Austroads. Installation of roadside signs requires consideration of the following:

  • Lateral placement and mounting heights
  • Clear zones
  • Sight lines.

In the instance where a sign is installed at an intersection, see LIM Signage – Graphic design guidelines - Clearances and viewing heights.

See the following for further guidance:

  • Figure 1: Typical positioning – Vehicle entry sign - Environment reserve
  • Figure 2: Typical positioning – Vehicle entry sign - Park
  • MUTCD Part 1:2016 – General Introduction and Sign Illustrations
  • Austroads Guide to Road Design Part 6: Roadside Design, Safety and Barriers
  • Design Guide for Roadside Signs 2001 Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR)
  • Austroads Guide to Road Design Part 3: Geometric Design
  • Austroads Guide to Road Design Part 4: Intersections and Crossings – General.


Figure 1: Typical positioning – Vehicle entry sign - Environment reserve
Figure 2: Typical positioning – Vehicle entry sign - Park

Sign construction instructions

Vehicle entry sign - Park
  • Signs are to be constructed by Council (Parks and Gardens) to contain costs and ensure uniformity (including routed letters and painting/staining of timber).

Note:   Where Vehicle entry sign in installed beside a high speed road environment (80 km/h or greater), consider mounting the sign panel onto CHS galvanised posts to comply with the MUTCD and TMR Guide to Roadside Signs. 

Delivery

For all developer delivered assets, contact Council (Development Services) – this includes all works associated with any development application.

For all council delivered assets, the following process should be used:

Site investigations

  • Confirm council land tenure and approval process.
  • Identify sign location.
  • Identify physical/technical constraints. 
  • Obtain arborist advice (where required).

Community engagement/stakeholders

  • Where applicable.

Corporate liaison and approvals

See the Technical drawings and artwork templates table in each sign type page for guidance - How to place an artwork order (internal use only) and Artwork design instructions (internal use only). 

  • Council (Parks and Gardens) and or Council (Environmental Operations).
    • initial approval for use/application of sign. 
    • approval and guidance of artwork content. 
    • approval to manufacture signs.
    • approval of location of signs. 
  • Council (Community Response)
    • approval of any regulatory signage/componentry.
  • Council (Communication)
    • editing of templates 
    • supply of proofs for approval
    • approval of corporate branding. 

Deliverables

  • Site plan – for sign installation.
  • Technical drawings (DWGs) – sign construction details.
  • Schedule of signs. 

Manufacture 

See the Technical drawings and artwork templates table in each sign type page for guidance - How to place an artwork order (internal use only) and Artwork design instructions (internal use only). 

  • In-house manufacture – Council (Transport Network Operations) - Civil Operations (Signs Technical Officer).

OR

  • External manufacture – select a suitable sign fabricator.

Installation

  • All relevant key stakeholders are to be notified (including contractors), and where required, attend a pre-start meeting.
  • Sign location as per approved site plan.
  • Installation as per technical drawings and schedule.

Finalisation

  • Assets captured.
  • As designed as constructed drawings (ADAC) supplied.
  • Hand over to asset custodian. 
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Disclaimer

Information contained in this document may change without notice and you should use the current material available from Council’s website and not rely on material previously printed or stored by you.

All figures and diagrams are intended to be used as an aid to design and include Council’s preferred elements but they are not intended to be prescriptive and may need to be varied as dictated by site specific factors. While Council has exercised reasonable care in preparing this document, it does not warrant or represent that it is accurate or complete. The Council will not accept responsibility for any loss, damage, cost or expense that you may incur as a result of the use of or reliance upon any material contained in this document.

This document is produced to convey general information and is not intended to constitute advice whether professional or legal. Any reference to legislation in this document is not an interpretation of the law. It is to be used as a guide only. Consult relevant authority websites for current documents, revisions and amendments.

Where a particular product or supplier is profiled in this document, Council is NOT nominating this product or supplier as the selected choice. Product/supplier information has been provided to allow users to source products which contain the correct elements required for Council embellishments. Each product profiled states ‘or equivalent’ which means that different products may be supplied provided they satisfy the identified performance criteria, recommended standards, equal access guidance and product specifications.

Product design, manufacture and installation requires appropriately qualified people to provide site specific solutions to ensure the embellishment is appropriately adapted to local conditions and data.

This document does not override requirements stipulated in a development approval. Project specific variations may be appropriate as a result of site, environmental or other constraints. Any variations to these standards must be approved in writing by council prior to commencement of variation works. Components of this document may be used within a contract document but users should undertake their own investigations to confirm the information is suitable for this purpose.

Drawings contained in this document are NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION.

Details in this document are deemed to be the minimum standard and the user may wish to apply a higher standard subject to approval by council.

Acknowledgements

Council wishes to thank all contributors and stakeholders involved in the development of this document.

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